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Identifier: cu31924022518595 (find matches)
Title: Common birds of town and country
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: National Geographic Society (U.S.) Henshaw, Henry W. (Henry Wetherbee), 1850-1930 Cooke, Wells Woodbridge, 1858-1916 Kennard, Frederic Hedge, 1865-
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Washington, D. C., National Geographic Society
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ade trees oftheir foliage then are revealed the long, pendantnests, wrought with so much skill and patience byMadame Oriole, *and we begin to realize how manyof these birds summer with us. Suitable materialfor the oriole nest*is none too easily found, and theweaver is not so.fastidious that she will not acceptstrings and yarn of any color which arc hung outfor her convenience; so that at the end of the orioleseason the bird lover who is willing to co-operatewith a pair of Natures weavers may fall heir to anest made to order, so to speak. The oriole is as useful as it is tuneful and orna-mental. Caterpillars constitute the largest item ofits fare, including many not touched by other birds.It eats also beetles, bugs, ants, grasshoppers andspiders. Particular mention must be made of theboll weevil, of which the oriole is a determined foe.The small amount of fruit taken by the oriole, in-cluding cherries, is insignificant when comparedwith the long list of harmful insects it destroys. 508
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ToWHEE OR CHEWINK Male, upper; female, lowerOrchard Ohiole Male, upper; female, lower California Brows TowheeBaltimore Oriole Male, upper; female, lower 509 MAGPIE (Pica pica hudsonia).Length, from about 18 to 21 inches. The black head and body and the white belly, white wingpatches, and long tail are distinguishing features.The yellow-billed magpie is smaller with a yellow bill. Range; A characteristic western species. Breedsfrom Aleutian Islands and Alaska, central Alberta,southern Saskatchewan and Winnipeg Lake southto northern Arizona and Xew Mexico, and from theCascades and Sierra to western North Dakota andwestern Texas; resident. There are two species of magpies, the yellow-billed being confined to California, where it is verylocal. In general the habits of the two are similar.Maggie, as this bird is familiarly known in thewest, possesses dual traits. He is beautiful ofplumage and adds much to the interest of the land-scape as he flies from held to field, his long tail ex-tendi

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